WGVU KIDS INVENTION CONTEST 2017 - 2018

Contest is open to kids currently in grades 4 - 8 (public, private or home-schooled). Entries can be submitted electronically or mailed to WGVU Public Media, 301 Fulton St. W Grand Rapids, MI 49504 Winning inventors will have their invention featured on WGVU TV and be invited to personally appear on a WGVU TV program promoting their invention!

Who: Kids currently in grades 4-8 (public, private or home-schooled)

What: WGVU Kids Invention is an opportunity for kids to demonstrate their ability to “invent” a product or model that will solve a problem or show a new or easier way to do something.

When: Contest will run from September 12, 2016 – February 28, 2017.

Why: The WGVU Kids Invention Contest will foster designing, engineering and problem-solving skills that kids will be able to apply in their daily life. Plus, it will hopefully be a fun, creative way for kids to build and design their “own” product or model.

How: Kids will need to submit their name and grade along with either a video, or picture(s) of their actual invention model nomination. Kids will also submit a description explaining what the name of the invention is, what problem it solves or new/easier way to do something and how the invention works.

Prizes: Winning inventors will have their invention featured on WGVU-TV during kids programming and also be invited to personally appear on a WGVU-TV program promoting their invention.

Overview: The WGVU Kids Invention Contest is designed to promote problem-solving and creative thinking skills. Kids have a natural curiosity and this allows them the opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to “invent” a creative way to solve a problem. This program challenges students in grades 4-8 public, private and home schooled to identify a problem, brainstorm solutions and build/design and test their working prototype invention.

Goal: The goal of this program is to allow kids the opportunity to have fun designing, building, inventing a product, model or prototype of an invention they feel will solve a problem or be a different way to do something. Plus, the opportunity to realize the potential their invention could have in the world today or the future.

WGVU Public Media Kids Invention Contest

Name

First Name Last Name

Grade

Address

City / State / Zip

Parent / Guardian approval

Accept

Parent / Guardian email

Name of Invention

Where did you get the idea for your invention?

What problem does your invention solve / or is it an easier way to do something?